Structural Origin of the Enhanced Glass-Forming Ability Induced by Microalloying Y in the ZrCuAl Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Atomic Pairs | Cu46Zr47Al7 | Cu46Zr42Al7Y5 | ||||
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R(Å) ± 0.01 | CNs | Uncertainty of CNs | R(Å) ± 0.01 | CN | Uncertainty of CNs | |
Cu-Cu | 2.59 | 5.0 | ±0.2 | 2.60 | 5.3 | ±0.3 |
Cu-Zr | 2.88 | 5.4 | ±0.3 | 2.89 | 4.2 | ±0.3 |
Cu-Al | 2.61 | 0.7 | +0.3,−0.1 | 2.60 | 0.7 | +0.2, −0.1 |
Cu-Y | - | - | - | 2.98 | 0.9 | - |
Cu-M | - | 11.1 | - | - | 11.1 | - |
Zr-Cu | 2.88 | 5.4 | ±0.2 | 2.89 | 5.5 | ±0.2 |
Zr-Zr | 3.20 | 5.9 | ±0.2 | 3.20 | 5.3 | ±0.3 |
Zr-Al | 2.82 | 0.8 | +0.2,−0.1 | 2.79 | 0.7 | +0.3,−0.1 |
Zr-Y | - | - | - | 3.54 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
Zr-M | - | 12.1 | - | - | 12.0 | - |
Al-Cu | 2.61 | 4.9 | ±0.2 | 2.60 | 5.5 | ±0.3 |
Al-Zr | 2.82 | 5.7 | ±0.3 | 2.79 | 4.9 | ±0.2 |
Al-Al | 2.70 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 2.70 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
Al-Y | - | - | - | 3.29 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
Al-M | - | 10.7 | - | - | 10.7 | - |
Y-Cu | - | - | - | 2.98 | 7.7 | ±0.4 |
Y-Zr | - | - | - | 3.54 | 4.5 | ±0.3 |
Y-Al | - | - | - | 3.29 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
Y-Y | - | - | - | 3.76 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
Y-M | - | - | - | - | 12.7 | - |
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Guo, G.-Q.; Wu, S.-Y.; Yang, L. Structural Origin of the Enhanced Glass-Forming Ability Induced by Microalloying Y in the ZrCuAl Alloy. Metals 2016, 6, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6040067
Guo G-Q, Wu S-Y, Yang L. Structural Origin of the Enhanced Glass-Forming Ability Induced by Microalloying Y in the ZrCuAl Alloy. Metals. 2016; 6(4):67. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6040067
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Gu-Qing, Shi-Yang Wu, and Liang Yang. 2016. "Structural Origin of the Enhanced Glass-Forming Ability Induced by Microalloying Y in the ZrCuAl Alloy" Metals 6, no. 4: 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/met6040067